OMAHA (KMTV) — We all know Kyle Jurgens can coach, leading Skutt Catholic to five Class B state titles including the last 3 in a row. But what most don’t get to see is how great of a dad Jurgens is to his two daughters.
“He does absolutely everything he can to be there for us in any way he can,” said Stephanie Jurgens, Kyle’s wife.
His oldest daughter, Jessa, was born a week before Kyle was named Skyhawks head coach. However, when Stephanie was just 20 weeks into pregnancy, the couple received devastating news. Jessa had Meckel-Gruber syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that causes brain abnormality and kidney disease. Many babies only survive a few hours and sometimes a few days after birth. But Jessa was one of a kind…